3) I've long been obsessed (and have done many posts on them) with gypsy caravans.

I dream of having one in my backyard as my own little

magical writing cottage.

(further justification: it could double as a guest cottage, too.)

très romantique, no?

I have huge folders filled with my collections of pictures of these gypsy caravans... shall I share a few with you? Oui!

source via flickr gipsy bazar

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Fantastical! Are you not inspired to write in one of these?

LOVE this bohemian purple a green...pretty!

OMG...WANT!!!

don't you want to write in here?

My dogs and cat would *love* hanging out here with me!

Love love love the pillowed swing... and fire pit

*LOVES* *drools* *NEEDS*

click to see larger...and droolage.

Yeah. I'll stop now before you have me committed for being the cray-cray.

4) I've received many emails and tweets asking for pictures and such from our vacation. First, let me say the timing of going to Harry Potter World right before the final movie was perfection. It amped the excitement and immersed us deep into Harry's world.

The outside of Hogwarts..inside is the BEST ride EVER: The Forbidden Journey.
Worth the price of admission just for this ride alone.

my daughter and my husband (on right) and random strangers (on left)

daughter wishing she had her invitation to Hogwarts

daughter wishing she could buy Hermione's dress. (sadly, it's just a display; not for sale)

We only spent one day at Universal (just to go to HP World), the rest of the 2 weeks was spent in Disney. Aside format he heat, we had a magical time.

daughter with Belle inside the castle.

husband with Aurora inside castle

Okay, I won't bore you with any more family photos of our vacation. (I wouldn't have posted them if so many hadn't asked.)

5) Thank you JK Rowling for giving us Harry Potter. It has been an amazing journey.

Neville saves the day!

If these don't inspire you to dream big, to create new fantastical worlds, I don't know what will.

Tell me about your dreams. I care about them.

Know this: I love you. I love you for being my friend, for loving words and creating worlds and for understanding why I love words and creating worlds.

May your pen be mighty

About Me

Lola Sharp

My name is Lola. (I'm not a showgirl) Yes, L-O-L-A Lola. It's the least of my worries. Let's move on, shall we?
This blog is mostly about my misadventures on the journey to publication and beyond. My passion for lush prose, quirky characters, art, music, literature, performing arts and anything creative will be a major theme here. This journey of mine will not always be pretty. Much like rubbernecking a train wreck, I know sometimes you just can't help but look at the carnage that is often my life. So strap on your neck brace, helmet and 5-point harness and come along for the ride!
Licentia poetica.